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. 2006 Sep 2;6:10. doi: 10.1186/1472-698X-6-10

Table 4.

Opinions about the necessity of medical information supplied to patients in the medical staff group and patients group

Necessity of medical information Percentage of patients n = 451 Percentage of medical staff n = 255 Statistical test and significance level
Information is necessary 69.0 50.2 χ2 = 27.373, df = 2, p < 0.001
Information is not always necessary 16.2 32.3
Information is not necessary 14.8 17.5